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This town in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands has a population of 2,603.
The local economy is weaker than most: households earn a mean £42,336 a year, and 3.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. With a D overall, Langold is better than 15% of UK towns. It ranks #40 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B+): a typical home costs £197,596 and rent runs £727 a month.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Langold does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Langold is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Langold’s built-up area.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Langold.
Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Typical age in Langold: 40.4, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Langold | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 16% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. Nearly three in five pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 334 pupils attend Langold’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langold Dyscarr Community SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 334 | D |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
2% of homes date from before 1919. For its size, Langold has 4 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violent crime runs at 34.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Reported offences in Langold came to 204 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 52. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Langold has more crime per resident than 90% of them. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 19.5 reports per 1,000, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.7) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
At the census, 8.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 73% of Langold’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Langold: the nearest practice is 3.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Langold | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Two thirds of households own their home. From September 2023 to August 2026, 210 homes sold inside Langold’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £197,596. That is the middle of 210 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £253,995 | 77 |
| Semi-detached | £166,995 | 99 |
| Terraced | £152,500 | 34 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%). For every resident in work, Langold has 0.3 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langold | 2,603 | — | D | B+ | D | C− |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 5,460 | 1.3 | C+ | B | C | C− |
| Blyth | 1,264 | 2.5 | — | C− | C− | C− |
| Woodsetts | 1,695 | 3 | — | B+ | A− | B− |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 8,885 | 3.8 | C | B+ | C− | D |
| Tickhill | 4,909 | 3.9 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
| Dinnington | 10,962 | 4 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Shireoaks | 1,774 | 4.1 | — | C+ | C | C |
Blyth, Woodsetts and Shireoaks have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 204 crimes inside Langold’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 33% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Band D council tax in Langold is £2,720 for 2026–27, more than in 97% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £197,596, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £152,500, semi-detached houses £166,995 and detached houses £253,995.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Langold is a built-up area of 2,603 people, in the Bassetlaw council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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